The Nissan C80 was a medium-duty cabover

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manufactured by the

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ese automaker

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. The 3.5 ton C80 was introduced in 1966 to fill the gap between the 2 ton

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and the 5 ton

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. Like the Caball, the C80 was a cab forward truck, shared with the

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. Two engines were available: the 3.0L H30 inline-6 that produced 120 horsepower, or the SD33 inline-6 diesel that produced 98 horsepower. The transmission was a column-shift 4-speed manual, but a 5-speed was offered as an option. There were no significant changes made to the C80 while in production when it was discontinued in 1976. It was exclusive to Japanese Nissan dealerships called ''

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* C80 Medium trucks Cab over vehicles Vehicles introduced in 1966 {{truck-stub